The 40th Golden Bell Awards () was held on November 12, 2005 at the Taipei County Multi Purpose Hall, Taipei County, Taiwan. The ceremony was broadcast live by EBC.

Winners and nominees Below is the list of winners and nominees for the main categories.

Program/AwardWinnerNetworkRadio BroadcastingPop music program award Music MIT Central Broadcasting SystemDJ Music is close to us 刘珮君 Political Warfare Department of Defense Corps Penghu radio station Voice of HanComprehensive program award Baby Magic Show Police Broadcasting ServiceComprehensive show host award Zhang Weibin (Zhang Jing), Wu Chang (Toni) - "Baby Magic show" Police Broadcasting ServiceNon-pop music program award Southern Music City Cheng Sheng Broadcasting Corporation - KaohsiungNon-pop music show host award Wang Yihui (Lin Wo) - "Ya Yin circulation - music to incense" Political Warfare Department of Defense Corps Kaohsiung Taiwan Voice of HanEducation News Program Award Beauty in Tainan Political Warfare Department of Defense Corps Tainan Taiwan Voice of HanEducation News presenter Award Cai Shuhui - "Soul Song"(brow) Police Broadcasting ServiceSocial Services Program Award 真心看世界 Foundation Tzu Chi Foundation, dissemination of cultureSocial Services show host award Sophie Chen Yan - "Taiwan's Chi truth"Cheng Sheng Broadcasting CorporationService Award 照顧偏遠的教育電台 National Education Radio - Hualien sub-stationProfessional Channel Award Campus specialty channel National Education Radio - Taipei main stationArt and Culture Program Award Taiwan Heart, country love - Listen to the beauty of Taiwan Local Acura Education Radio Taipei, TaiwanArt and Culture Award presenters America's contemplation Chiang Hsun HSP Broadcasting LimitedScreenplay Award Ye Zhihua - "Echo Theatre - Our Story" Political Warfare Department of Defense Corps Radio Voice of HanRadio Drama Award Sunday drama Revival RadioBest selling Advertising Award Gin Kindergarten - last good articles Volkswagen Broadcasting LimitedBest Advertising Award 交通安全宣導-家有豆豆系列廣告 Police Broadcasting ServiceRadio Marketing Creativity Award Political Warfare Department of Defense Corps Voice of HanBest Community Service Program Award Hakka love Cheng Sheng Broadcasting CorporationBest local characteristics program award Liu Jin Shiguang Kaohsiung Broadcasting StationResearch and Development Award 動電話監控成音傳輸暨發射系統 鄭明祈 行政院農業委員會漁業署臺灣區漁業廣播電臺Special Award Lu Guangyu Central Broadcasting SystemTelevision BroadcastingBest Movie 我的臭小孩Raintree Pictures Ltd.Best TV Series Award Waves FTVMovie Director 人生劇展-請登入.線實 徐漢強 氧氣電影有限公司Movie Screenplay 愛絲希雅的夢中夢 Tzu-Ping Lin Eastern Broadcasting CorporationTV Series Screenplay 王詞仰、柯淑卿 - "Waves" FTVBest Movie Actor Fan Guangyao - "villain" Image strategy forefront Ltd.Best Movie Supporting Actor Kingone Wang - "Evil Scorpion" Eastern Broadcasting CompanyBest Movie Actress Fang Wenlin - "Evil Scorpion" Eastern Broadcasting CompanyBest Movie Supporting Actress Zhao Meiling - "Look At Me" 超人睿奇製作有限公司Best TV Series Actor Tuo Zong Hua - "Love's Lone Flower" CTVBest TV Series Supporting Actor Jack Kao - "Love's Lone Flower" CTVBest TV Series Actress Award Wang Xuan - "A Story of Soldiers" PTSBest TV Series Supporting Actress Award 高蓮鳳(高玉珊)- "Big Love Theatre: Love to come back" Big Love Satellite TVTraditional drama program Award "The Peony Pavilion" PTSEducation News Program Award Sweet lies 愛達普生影像製作行銷傳播股份有限公司Education News show host award Zhan Yiyi - "step by step, discover new Taiwanese" TVBSSinging music program Award Fei Yu-ching music CTIVariety Show Award 全民大悶鍋 CTIDJ 費玉清 - "Fei Yu-ching music" CTIVariety show host award Kevin Tsai, Dee Shu - "Kangxi Lai Le" CTITV marketing year Award Love's Lone FlowerCTVChannel Advertising Awards television image Suite Videoland networks Inc.Non-directed drama Award Li Lifang - "Super Monopoly: Lucky major combat" TTVCinematography Caizheng Tai, Wang Zhaozhong - "Waves" FTVEditing Award DU Qi - "Love's Lone Flower" CTVSound Award Xiao-xia, CHEN Rou Zheng, Wu Jiali - "Love's Lone Flower" CTVLighting Award Deng Ji Xuan, Zhou Zhixin - "Waves" FTVArt Director Award 青蘋果公司美術組 - "Waves" FTVResearch and Development Award Jianming, Li Jianxin, Yan Zhi - "Da Ai TV Digital Lab" 慈濟傳播文化志業基金會Year's most popular drama program Award God of War 可米瑞智國際藝能有限公司

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